Olivia Marble/Correspondent
5G is coming to Burlington, despite some citizens’ concerns.
The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to approve AT&T’s application to build 5G “small cell” wireless equipment at a special session on Wednesday, April 14.
AT&T plans to construct a mast at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center intersection on Burlington Mall Road that will boost the signal in the area. It will look like a lamp post, but it will not have lights attached to it.
During the session, the board spent over an hour choosing specific locations where AT&T will be able to place the installation to ensure that it will not block visibility or obstruct crosswalks.